CMS Hospital Compare measure groups
Mortality
Not reported
Safety
Not reported
Readmission
1
measures reported
Patient experience
Not reported
Timely & effective
4
measures reported
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Caribou Medical Center is a critical-access hospital in Soda Springs, Idaho, run as a county / municipal public hospital. Medicare certifies it under CMS Certification Number 131309, the number CMS uses for this hospital in its Care Compare files.
CMS has not given this facility an overall Hospital Compare star rating. CMS rates only hospitals that report enough of its measures, which many critical-access and specialty hospitals do not. Compared with the national rate: readmission, none of 1 measure better or worse. The overall rating combines five groups of measures (mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care). CMS does not break it down by patient race.
In the CMS file, Caribou Medical Center reports emergency services, which puts it under EMTALA, the federal law that requires it to screen anyone who comes to its emergency department and to stabilize an emergency condition whether or not the patient can pay.
Statewide context: Idaho's rural hospital network relies heavily on critical-access designation. Race-stratified measures are frequently suppressed at the facility level; we surface CMS Compare overall data where reported.
For Black patients
If you are a Black patient being seen at Caribou Medical Center in Soda Springs, Idaho, a few concrete steps:
- Bring someone with you. A partner, a relative, a friend or a doula can take notes, ask questions and speak up when you cannot. Under federal hospital rules (42 CFR 482.13(h)) you have the right to receive the visitors you choose, and the hospital must tell you about that right. It may restrict visits only for clinically necessary or reasonable reasons set out in its written policy, and never on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.
- For ongoing primary care, our Idaho provider directory lists Black clinicians who chose to be listed. Filter to your insurance first.
- If the hospital doesn't take your coverage, the closest Federally Qualified Health Center is listed under our FQHCs in this area. FQHCs serve every patient on a sliding-fee scale regardless of insurance status.
- For help paying for care, our Idaho Medicaid guide explains eligibility, documents and how to apply.
- If you are treated dismissively or your pain is ignored, file a grievance. Every Medicare-certified hospital must run a grievance process (42 CFR 482.13(a)(2)): it must tell you whom to contact, accept a written or verbal grievance, set time frames for reviewing it, and give you a written decision. Concerns about the quality of your care or a premature discharge can be referred to Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization.
Alternatives & nearby care
Sliding-scale clinics
FQHCs near Soda Springs
Federally Qualified Health Centers, take Medicaid and uninsured on sliding scale.
Providers
Providers in ID
Black clinicians in ID, by specialty, city and insurance.
State rollup
All hospitals in Idaho
Safety-net systems, state scorecard, rollups by CMS star rating.
Emergency department context
Caribou Medical Center reports emergency services to CMS. If you're going to the ED, name your symptoms specifically and ask that the workup you want (EKG, troponin, imaging) be done or that the reason it was not be written in your chart. Bring a family member or friend to advocate.
Coverage + benefits in Idaho
Hospitals that take part in hospital presumptive eligibility (42 CFR 435.1110) can start temporary Medicaid coverage on the spot from preliminary information while your full application is processed. Ask the financial counselor whether Caribou Medical Center does, and ask about its financial assistance (charity care) policy. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What kind of hospital is Caribou Medical Center?
Caribou Medical Center is a county / municipal public hospital.
Does Caribou Medical Center have an emergency room or labor and delivery?
In the CMS Hospital General Information file, Caribou Medical Center reports emergency services.
Where is Caribou Medical Center located?
Caribou Medical Center is at 300 South 3Rd West, Soda Springs, ID, 83276. Phone: (208) 547-3341.
References & primary sources
- CMS Hospital Compare, Hospital General Information (the source for the overall star rating, measure-group counts, ownership, emergency services and the Birthing-Friendly flag): data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u.
- This hospital on Medicare Care Compare: Care Compare search by CCN.
- 42 CFR Part 482, Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (the source for the visitation and grievance rights above): ecfr.gov, Title 42 Part 482.
CMS Hospital General Information file dated